Kingdom of the Seashell: R. Tucker Abbot: Dupont Chair of Malacology, Delaware Museum of Natural History 
Crown Publishers Second printing, 1975

Shells & Shell Collecting, S. Peter Dance, University of California 
Press, Berkely & Los Angeles, 1966

Spirals from the Sea: An Anthropological Look at Shells
Jane Feared Safer and Franchises McLaughlin Gill 
published by Clarkson N Potter, Inc/Publishers, 1982

The Romance of Shells in Nature and Art:
Louise Allderdice Travers 
Avenel Books a div. of Crown Publishers The Shell: Gift of the Sea
Hugh and Margaret Stix & R. Tucker Abbott 
Abradale Pree/Harry N. Abrams Inc., New York, 1984 

A Conchological Iconography: 
edited by Conch Books 
Kurt Kreipl & Guido T. Poppe, 1999  Encarta 98 Encyclopedia: 
CD - Microsoft, 1998.

Shells: An Illustrated Guide to a Timeless and Fascinating World: 
Mary Saul 
Doubleday & Company, Inc. New York 1974 

Shell Shock: Conchological Curiosities
Patrick Mauries 
Thames & Hudson Ltd., London 1994